The Grundnorm

One of the things that scare most lawyers is police harassment and harassment by paramilitary agencies. Law used to be a profession in which you were guaranteed almost free passage because of the respect that we command. For reasons that we must deal with decisively, this respect has […]

US murderer Daniel Lewis Lee has been put to death, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the first executions of federal inmates in 17 years. Several executions were initially delayed when a judge ruled on Monday that there were still unresolved legal challenges. The condemned prisoners had argued […]

Dear Distinguished Learned Colleagues, I bring you greetings from my heart and pray God to shield you from any plague going round. Please compliment God’s grace upon your life by staying safe. You agree with me that we are in unusual times and we must adapt to the […]

The Manifesto of Dr Ajibade resonates as the last phase of the final battle into NBA house begins. Among other things,Dr Ajibade has this to say about conditions of employment and Practicing fee for new wigs.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has justified the approval he gave to Omoh Jay Nig Ltd, a firm accused of stealing Crude Oil and Diesel, to auction seized vessels. The AGF, in a statement that was signed by his media […]

After more than 30 years of Islamist rule, Sudan has outlined wide-reaching reforms including allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrapping the apostasy law and public flogging. “We [will] drop all the laws violating the human rights in Sudan,” Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said.

Distinguished Bar leaders and Colleagues, On the 3rd of July 2020, I was granted a final clearance by the ECNBA to contest for the office of NBA General Secretary in forthcoming General elections scheduled for 29th/30th July, 2020. Following therefrom, on the 6th of July, 2020, candidate’s profiles […]

Many within the Profession have felt aggrieved over the years — young lawyers, LOAN members, lawyers in public service, the physically challenged, some private practitioners, some non-SANs, etc. You see, when people are in pains, cooperation becomes difficult to axtract from them. It’s a fact of life. And […]

The leadership of the Eastern Bar Forum has congratulated the elected Executive Members of the various branches of the NBA in the Eastern Zone that successfully conducted their branch elections for the year 2020. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the EBF, S. Long Williams Esq, […]

I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I am fully persuaded that Dr. B. Ajibade, SAN, apart from being easily the most popular candidate amongst […]

By the way, it is good to answer the question of cost. The Paul Usoro administration paid no dime for the new NBA website. We knew what we wanted in a website and we got a sponsor to pay for it. Thank you! It is 2020, another bar […]

The Duchess of Sussex has applied to the High Court to stop The Mail and Mail on Sunday from being able to reveal the names of five of her friends in her ongoing lawsuit against the papers’ publisher, according to a source close to Meghan. The women’s names […]

Okey Leo Ohagba is a passionate member of the Nigerian Bar Association and a very committed member of Port-Harcourt Branch. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in November, 2007. With a burning passion for litigation, Okey turned down a juicy corporate employment offer from a reputable Nigerian […]

The Eastern Bar Forum has constituted its Campaign Council for the forthcoming NBA General Elections slated for 29th and 30th July, 2020. You will recall that at the Quarterly General Meeting of the Forum held at Owerri, Imo State on 21st March, 2020, the Forum took a resolution […]

Legal experts converged in a webinar last Friday to critically examine the inevitability, constitutionality and suitability virtual court proceedings in Nigeria.The webinar which was convened by Alliance Law Firm had the theme ‘Virtual Proceedings – Pros and Cons’ and it was moderated by the Principal Partner of the […]